41 more on cruise ship in Yokohama test positive for coronavirus

Another 41 people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama have tested positive for a new coronavirus, the health ministry said Friday, bringing the total number of people from the vessel infected with the pneumonia-causing virus to 61.The newly diagnosed people, all passengers of the Diamond Princess who are in their 20s to 80s, were taken to medical facilities in Tokyo and nearby Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures as well as Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan. None have severe symptoms, the ministry said.Among the 41 who tested positive for the virus originating in the Chinese city…READ FULL ARTICLE